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Category: Diving

Recently
TalentRaters,
exclusive
talent search,
had the honor
of interviewing
yet another
extraordinary
talent;
professional
High Diver,
Lysanne
Richard.
In this mainly
male dominated
sport, this
spitfire of a
women has more
than made her
mark.
Currently,
residing in
Montreal, the
Canadian native
took the world
of high diving
by storm from a
very early age.
Born in
Chicoutimi
Quebec, Lysanne
started her
voyage at the
age of 9
competing in
both provincial
and national
events. By the
age of 10,
taking on her
first high dive
performance at
the Village
Vacances
Valcartier,
outside of
Quebec City
which seems to
of been nothing
less than a
springboard to
a lifelong
passion and
many
outstanding
awards and
accomplishments
spanning across
the globe ever
since.

In her own
words, “I
dove for 3
years, at the
national
competition
level, when I
was a kid. Then
I stopped
diving and did
circus
acrobatic. 20
years after I
am back to
diving,
training for
high diving. I
have been
competing on
international
level since
2015.”

Graduating
from the
National Circus
School of
Montreal in
2004, Lysanne
went on to be,
not only an
accomplished
high diver but
circus
performer as
well, appearing
in shows and
competitions
all over the
world,
including
Canada, The
United States,
Mexico, France,
Japan, Mexico,
Oman, Bermuda,
Azores, Russia
and Brazil
since
2000.

As an
accomplished
high diver she
took 1st
position in the
Real Diving
Chiapas, in
Tuxtla, Mexico
in
2001.
In May of 2015
she took 2nd
place at the
Red Bull Cliff
Diving
competition in
Texas.
It seems 2016
was her real
year to shine,
taking an
impressive list
of awards
across the
globe.

3rd Place in
the Red Bull
Cliff Diving
championships
in Shirahama
Japan

2nd place in
the Red Bull
Cliff Diving
Championships
in
Portugal

2nd place in
the Red Bull
Cliff Diving
Competition in
Wales

1st place in
the FINA High
Diving World
Cup in Abu
Dhabi

1st place in
the Red Bull
Cliff Diving
Championships
in Italy

and 1st
place in the
Red Bull Cliff
Diving
Championships
in Bosnia which
earned her a
overall 2nd
place ranking
for the 2016
season for Red
Bull Cliff
Diving.

Topping off
this highly
accomplished
and whirlwind
of a year, she
was awarded
“Best
Female High
Diver of the
Year” in
the FINA 4th
World Aquatics
Convention for
the year of
2016.
Furthermore,
she went on to
serve as an
Expert analyst
for Red Bull
Cliff Diving
broadcasting
with TVA sports
also in
2016.

It does not
stop
there!
Lysanne has
been an ongoing
character and
acrobat with Cirque
du Soleil,
from 2005 to
this day. For
many she has
become a
household name,
widely known
for her
appearances in
many circus and
high diving
shows in
Canada, United
States,
Bermuda,
Mexico,
Dominican
Republic,
France, Spain,
Italy, Russia,
Scotland, Oman
and Japan.

TalentRaters
asked Lysanne
what was her
highest dive?
“I
learned high
diving from 26
meters, it was
my highest high
dive, after I
kept doing high
diving shows,
the high dive
where always
somewhere
between 22 and
25 meters. Now
in Red Bull
Cliff Diving
competition
women compete
from 20 to 23
meter and in
FINA
competition the
height is 20
meters.”

TalentRaters
asked Lysanne
to tell us
something about
herself ?
“I am the
mother of
three. We
enjoy every
activity around
sports and
outdoors. I am
also circus
artist and
motivational
speaker.”

As the
interview goes
on we
learn...

TalentRaters:
How much
training is
required to
become a
professional
diver?

Lysanne:
“Everyone
has a different
background, but
the most
important part
in high diving
is space
orientation. I
train about 30
hours per
week.”

TalentRaters:
Describe the
feeling before
you dive, your
state of
mind?

Lysanne:
“ This is
a mix of fear
and confidence,
there is a lot
of adrenaline
and
calm at
the same time.
A big sensation
of
freedom.”

TalentRaters:
Name some of
the best diving
locations and
landscapes
you’ve
dived
from?

Lysanne:
“ A
cenote in
Mexico was
amazing. The
Azores are
incredible too,
we dive
directly into
the ocean and
there is a lot
of
waves.”

TalentRaters:
Did you compete
as a
diver? If
so, please
discuss.

Lysanne:
“From the
age of 11 to
14, I was in a
sport-study
program and
competed in
provincial and
national
competitions in
Canada.”

TalentRaters:
Are you still
diving at
present?

Lysanne:
“For now,
I am healing an
injury but I
will be back at
the pool mid-
September and
on competition
in
October.”

TalentRaters:
What is your
circus
talent?

Lysanne:
"I did
bunch of circus
disciplines. I
studied at
National circus
school. Did
trampoline,
trampowall,
hand to hand,
russian bar,
russian swing,
cyr wheel,
character and
clown."

Lysanne
further tells
TalentRaters:
“In 2016,
I was named
‘Female
high diving
athlete of the
year’ by
FINA, I won 2
gold medals on
Bull Cliff
Diving 2016
series. I
didn’t
compete yet in
2017 because of
my injury but I
will come back
strong
soon.”

“Thanks
to Joe Bennett
and
TalentRaters
for this
interview.
Thank to my
family, my
parents,
husband and 3
kids and my
coaches for
their
support.”
~Lysanne
Richard

You can
learn more and
follow
Lysanne’s
career by
visiting her
official
website at Lysanne
Richard